What at first seems like astrology remains a recurring assertion: the month in which we are born is said to have a certain influence on our health. Summer children tend to be healthier than winter children, For example. But… “is that right”?
The study, conducted by Columbia University, had surprising results
One Study Columbia University In New York she was already able to correlate disease risk with the month a person was born. They found 55 diseases that are significantly more common in people born in a particular month or time of year.
For their study, the researchers evaluated data from nearly 1.7 million patients treated at two New York hospitals between 1985 and 2013. The scientists included 1,688 illnesses and tried to correlate them with the month the patients were born.
The result – roughly summed up? According to the evaluation, people who Im may Less risk of disease. Autumn children, whose birth falls in October or November, is the highest. For example, researchers have found that people born in October and November have an increased risk of respiratory disease, and those born in March and April have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
Vitamin D levels are crucial
The reason for the results? According to the research team, this is because Different UV rays at different times of the year The norm – which in turn affects vitamin D levels. In addition, pregnant women and their fetuses are frequently exposed to viruses in the winter months, which have an impact on health later on.
However, the research team acknowledged that these findings should be taken with a pinch of salt. Anyway, more studies are needed in order to be able to establish the connections better. The research team cautioned to take the results too much into account if you or your baby were born in a risky month. There are many factors and variables that play an important role in human health.
Birth weight and onset of puberty as additional factors
One Medical Research Studies Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, which appeared in the journal Helion, came to a similar conclusion. Researchers studied 450,000 people in the UK. They found that babies in the summer have a higher birth weight, are slightly taller as adults, and are generally healthier than babies who see the light of day in the winter months.
Here, too, the research team indicated vitamin D production depending on the season.
Surprisingly, they also found that a summer birth month seemed to be a good omen, especially for girls. Because the study showed that girls born in the summer are less likely to start precocious puberty (between the ages of eight and eleven). And this, in turn, can have a positive effect on health. A study conducted in 2014 showed, for example, that the timing of the first cycle affects subsequent women’s heart health.
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